Genoa: the ultimate guide to visit it in 2025
Squeezed between the mountains of the Ligurian-Genoese Apennines and the blue of the sea, Genoa is a city of a thousand faces and a thousand colors. Stretched vertically, Genoa is the fascinating city that gave birth to the great Christopher Columbus and that has been sung many times by poets and singer-songwriters such as the beloved Fabrizio De A...
Dancing of the Giglio at West Hempstead's St. Thomas the Apostle honors Italian-American tradition
The Sons of San Paolino celebrated 20 years of Italian-American tradition with its annual Dancing of the Giglio last Saturday. The event was the highlight of a four-day festival held at West Hempstead’s St. Thomas the Apostle Church. The Dancing of the Giglio has roots in Italian religious traditions. For over 1,000 years, the feast has honored Sai...
Living in an Italian village: the reality of rural life
There’s something a bit magical about life in an Italian village. Winding cobbled lanes, neighbours who know your name, the slow chime of church bells and the promise of an afternoon spritz under the shade of a vine-draped pergola. Moving to an Italian village means trading city noise for mountain views or rolling fields, swapping big supermarkets...
A Promise Kept: An Italian American’s 18-Year Journey for Dual Citizenship
My family’s roots trace back to the small mountain town of Controne, Italy, about 70 miles south of Naples. It was there that my grandparents — Vincenzo Manfredi, born on December 24, 1885, and Filomena Chiaini, born on October 12, 1892 — began their lives together. They married on May 3, 1914, and had four children: Nicola, Silvia, Eduardo (my fat...
Italian mid-sized companies: high performers facing global headwinds
Italy’s mid-sized enterprises—defined as companies with fewer than 250 employees and annual revenues under €50 million—are proving to be some of Europe’s strongest industrial performers. With 3,650 firms primarily concentrated in core “Made in Italy” sectors like fashion, design, and food, this segment represents the most competitive side of Italia...
Italy’s roadmap to meet 2030 Green Homes Directive targets: progress, investments, and opportunities
Italy is making significant headway toward meeting the European Green Homes Directive’s 2030 energy-efficiency goals. According to the report “Italy’s Path to the Green Homes Directive”, the country has already cut residential energy consumption by 9.1%, leaving just 6.9% to reach the 16% reduction target set for 2030. To close this gap, Italy must...
A.P. Giannini will be honored at the San Francisco Little Italy Honor Walk
On Wednesday, July 23rd, in partnership with Bank of America, the San Francisco Little Italy Honor Walk unveils a permanent tribute to A.P. Giannini at Washington Square — in the heart of San Francisco’s Little Italy. Plaque Unveiling Ceremony: 1600 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94133. Open to the public, no reservations required Join us as we...
Italy wins second straight European Athletics team championship
Italy has claimed its second consecutive European Athletics Team Championship title, confirming its dominance on the continental stage. Since the introduction of the competition's new national team format in 2009, only Germany and Poland had previously managed to win back-to-back titles. Now, Italy joins that elite group, building on the momentum f...
Italian food exports to the US slow down under new tariffs and weak dollar
Reaching €9 billion in agri-food exports to the United States is the goal set by Coldiretti and Filiera Italia, despite the challenges posed by tariffs and a weak dollar. The recent introduction of additional U.S. duties has significantly slowed the growth of Italian food exports to America. In the first month of implementation, exports rose by jus...
DOP Tourism: a new model for travelling in Italy
DOP Tourism (Denominazione di Origine Protetta) is emerging as a dynamic and sustainable model of tourism in Italy, centered around the country’s rich heritage of DOP and IGP (Indicazione Geografica Protetta) certified products. Promoted by 361 consortia and involving 597 certified goods, this form of tourism blends agriculture, culture, and hospit...
We the ItaliaNews: Italy in english. Episode 21/2025
Italy and the heat: fifty years of rising temperatures The financial wealth of Italian households surpasses €6 trillion in 2024 Rome’s public transit offers free digital library with books, audiobooks, and music Even robots will fly: actually they're already doing it, in Italy Taranto and its black gold: the story of the cozza tarantina Wishew, t...
The Italian cities where life and work feel most rewarding
Which Italian cities offer the most satisfying quality of life and work? Surprisingly, it's not the major metropolitan hubs, but rather mid-sized cities like Bologna in Emilia Romagna, Verona in Veneto, and Bergamo in Lombardy. That's according to a newly released study examining how urban areas shape Italy’s national reputation. The goal is to mea...